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15 Dec 2020, 14:19
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Hi there,
I've been preparing for the gmat for about 5 or 6 months now. I will be taking the exam on Dec 22 and was wondering if certain official gmat practice tests are easier than others or relative to the overall exams. i have gotten the following scores on my practice exams and am mostly wondering if my two most recent scores are actually accurate? my target score is a 760!
I'm trying to figure out what i need to work on in the last few days, especially with improving my quant to a score of 50 or 51 and maintaining at least a 43/44 on verbal. I have been trying to work on sentence correction, as I usually get all the reading comprehension correct and feel that SC is low hanging fruit. if anyone has reccomendations for final tips in improving SC that would be much appreciated.
GMAT Prep 1: 640 (Q42, V37, IR7) 5/17/20
GMAT Prep 2: 720 (Q49, V39, IR8) 7/25/20
GMAT Prep 3: 750 (Q48, V44, IR4) 8/1/20
GMAT Prep 4: 750 (Q49, V42, IR7) 8/9/20
GMAT Prep 5: 720 (Q48, V40, IR8) 8/22/20
Kaplan Test 2: 680 (Q48, V36, IR8)
Kaplan Test 3: 720 (Q49, V42, IR8)
Kaplan Test 4: 710 (Q47, V40, IR 7)
Kaplan Test 5: 720 (Q49, V40, IR 7)
(not sure of the exact dates i took the kaplan but it was betweeen august and december while i was at school)
GMAT Prep 1: 730 (Q49, V39, IR8) 12/6/20 (ran out of time on the verbal section, left 4 questions unanswered)
GMAT Prep 2: 730 (Q49, V40, IR8) 12/10/20
GMAT Prep 3: 760 (Q51, V42, IR8) 12/13/20
GMAT Prep 5: 770 (Q49, V49, IR7) 12/15/20
I've been preparing for the gmat for about 5 or 6 months now. I will be taking the exam on Dec 22 and was wondering if certain official gmat practice tests are easier than others or relative to the overall exams. i have gotten the following scores on my practice exams and am mostly wondering if my two most recent scores are actually accurate? my target score is a 760!
I'm trying to figure out what i need to work on in the last few days, especially with improving my quant to a score of 50 or 51 and maintaining at least a 43/44 on verbal. I have been trying to work on sentence correction, as I usually get all the reading comprehension correct and feel that SC is low hanging fruit. if anyone has reccomendations for final tips in improving SC that would be much appreciated.
GMAT Prep 1: 640 (Q42, V37, IR7) 5/17/20
GMAT Prep 2: 720 (Q49, V39, IR8) 7/25/20
GMAT Prep 3: 750 (Q48, V44, IR4) 8/1/20
GMAT Prep 4: 750 (Q49, V42, IR7) 8/9/20
GMAT Prep 5: 720 (Q48, V40, IR8) 8/22/20
Kaplan Test 2: 680 (Q48, V36, IR8)
Kaplan Test 3: 720 (Q49, V42, IR8)
Kaplan Test 4: 710 (Q47, V40, IR 7)
Kaplan Test 5: 720 (Q49, V40, IR 7)
(not sure of the exact dates i took the kaplan but it was betweeen august and december while i was at school)
GMAT Prep 1: 730 (Q49, V39, IR8) 12/6/20 (ran out of time on the verbal section, left 4 questions unanswered)
GMAT Prep 2: 730 (Q49, V40, IR8) 12/10/20
GMAT Prep 3: 760 (Q51, V42, IR8) 12/13/20
GMAT Prep 5: 770 (Q49, V49, IR7) 12/15/20
15 Dec 2020, 19:42
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Hi bibiphad,
Very nice job on your practice tests! Although you do not have much time until your GMAT, to improve your quant and verbal skills you could engage in focused practice of each individual quant and verbal topic. For example, let’s say that you want to practice Number Properties. You can do so by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc. As you do such practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. If you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question? By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant and verbal topics.
Also, wrote an article that you may find helpful that has some more advice regarding how to treat the final week leading up to your GMAT as well as some tips for test day.
Let me know how things end up, and please reach out with any further questions.
Good luck!
Very nice job on your practice tests! Although you do not have much time until your GMAT, to improve your quant and verbal skills you could engage in focused practice of each individual quant and verbal topic. For example, let’s say that you want to practice Number Properties. You can do so by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc. As you do such practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. If you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question? By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant and verbal topics.
Also, wrote an article that you may find helpful that has some more advice regarding how to treat the final week leading up to your GMAT as well as some tips for test day.
Let me know how things end up, and please reach out with any further questions.
Good luck!
16 Dec 2020, 12:44
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bibiphad - Taking the same practice test twice is not a good practice, and therefore you must take the last four scores with a grain of salt as they may not represent your actual scoring ability. Your scores are quite balanced and a 740-760 is pretty much within your reach, but you must make sure to perform at your optimal level on test day.
